what are the different principles and moral issues
regarding technology and gadgets? please based it on the
teachings of the Catholic church..thank you so much

Answer by Richard Geraghty on 11/2/2013:

Dear Anon,

The Church's teachings on technology are based on reason and on faith. For example are the
norms governing the sexual activity of married people. The act must be done naturally. Thus
artificial contraception or in vitro fertilization are ruled out. The sexual act is a personal act
expressing the love of husband and wife for each other, the result being a baby, flesh of
their flesh and bone of their bone. Their act must be open to life. It may be that the couple
are sterile. It may be that the act is done when the woman is not in her fertile period. The act
is still a personal act of love. This is the reasoning of ordinary life speaking. By faith the act
is compared to the love of Christ the Bridegroom for the Church his Bride. Technology has its
place. But that place is to help human acts to be more loving and personal.